Pope Leo XIV is the first member of the Order of St. Augustine to be elected pope – but who are the Augustinians?

Pope Leo XIV leaves the Augustinian General House in Rome after a visit on 2025 May 13. AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis –  By  Joanne M. Pierce, Professor Emerita of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross Published: 2025 May 27 – When Pope Leo …